I was formerly in management and hostile work environment is a big deal as it violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act. My girlfriend is currently in a hostile environment. Her manager reprimanded her in front of a Human Resources Rep and HR trainee in inappropriate fashion. Her manager is ineffective and lets one of my girlfriends peers basically run the team as she observes and other managers point out this woman runs the show yet she has no official title. This is an ongoing thing for a couple years and people approach my girlfriend and comment how horrible the 2 on her team treat her and they are suprised she is still there. There have been 5 people that have left the same position in rapid succession before my girlfriend was hired for it. She withdraws from the group because it seems that the 2 hyena's attack her at any opportunity. She has spoken to HR in the past about how she doesn't feel she is fitting in. I advised her to start documenting what is said, date and time and who was present, because without evidence or people to back up your statement it's just finger pointing. And these two are crafty enough to not put their snyd remarks and comments in writing like an e-mail. She has been told that the peer keeps a written record and in the past has gone to HR and gotten people fired.
It came to a head the last couple weeks, daughter and her both went down with sickness for a week and at the end of the week her father passed away. She did some work from home while planning the funeral as she was his only daughter it was up to her to plan. Yet she was still sick when everything was done with the funeral and it was another 5 days out of the office. When she went back she was questioned why some things were not done, the perception is that she is not doing anything and that she should not miss so much work, 3 days berevement is enough amongst other inappropriate comments. She spoke with her manager and she told her that she just needs to get thicker skin. And now she once again is out with Bronchitis.
It is obvious to me that the peer is creating a hostile work environment and the manager is to dumb to see it or lets it happen. I'm telling her to protect herself she needs to go into this meeting with a recorder on her and secretly tape it. If she does not she is rolling over and taking what they have in store for her and the bullying will continue. And if they fall on their swords in the meeting she simply needs to take the recording with her documentation to HR and give them the opportunity to handle it. I'm also telling her to be prepared to contact the 3rd party vendors they do work for and try to solicit your services to them if the worst happens. She is not wanting to do any of it because she does not feel confidence in the system. I keep telling her that she would be treated with kids gloves IF she has the evidence to back it up. She keeps acting like an abused woman commenting how maybe she deserved it and brought it upon herself etc. She made the comment this morning that she do what I recommended and simply go to HR and tell them to go ahead and terminate her on sufficient grounds so that she can get unemplyment while she finds new work and she wont persue hostile work environment. That is unacceptable to me, since it lets them off and she gets kicked down the road. She is so scared they will simply fire her later for some BS reason as recourse, but she will not listen. I think she needs to set her nail in the coffin for evidence and stop putting it off and give these ****ers the horns. Give them the opportunity to work it out and behind the scenes be prepared to leave and take a shatload of their business with her.
Does anyone know of any videos or links that I can have her review online that may convince her to not let this thing go? Also any other ideas how to handle this would be appreciated.
It came to a head the last couple weeks, daughter and her both went down with sickness for a week and at the end of the week her father passed away. She did some work from home while planning the funeral as she was his only daughter it was up to her to plan. Yet she was still sick when everything was done with the funeral and it was another 5 days out of the office. When she went back she was questioned why some things were not done, the perception is that she is not doing anything and that she should not miss so much work, 3 days berevement is enough amongst other inappropriate comments. She spoke with her manager and she told her that she just needs to get thicker skin. And now she once again is out with Bronchitis.
It is obvious to me that the peer is creating a hostile work environment and the manager is to dumb to see it or lets it happen. I'm telling her to protect herself she needs to go into this meeting with a recorder on her and secretly tape it. If she does not she is rolling over and taking what they have in store for her and the bullying will continue. And if they fall on their swords in the meeting she simply needs to take the recording with her documentation to HR and give them the opportunity to handle it. I'm also telling her to be prepared to contact the 3rd party vendors they do work for and try to solicit your services to them if the worst happens. She is not wanting to do any of it because she does not feel confidence in the system. I keep telling her that she would be treated with kids gloves IF she has the evidence to back it up. She keeps acting like an abused woman commenting how maybe she deserved it and brought it upon herself etc. She made the comment this morning that she do what I recommended and simply go to HR and tell them to go ahead and terminate her on sufficient grounds so that she can get unemplyment while she finds new work and she wont persue hostile work environment. That is unacceptable to me, since it lets them off and she gets kicked down the road. She is so scared they will simply fire her later for some BS reason as recourse, but she will not listen. I think she needs to set her nail in the coffin for evidence and stop putting it off and give these ****ers the horns. Give them the opportunity to work it out and behind the scenes be prepared to leave and take a shatload of their business with her.
Does anyone know of any videos or links that I can have her review online that may convince her to not let this thing go? Also any other ideas how to handle this would be appreciated.
